Lead Budget Analyst

Department of Interior; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center, AQD Business Operations Division, seeks a GS-14 level professional to provide advice, oversight, and guidance on fiscal policy and financial management operations.

One year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level is required. Responsibilities include planning budgets, allocating funds, and coordinating with offices to ensure compliant, timely financial performance across programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in government budgeting and financial management is preferred.
• Ability to interpret fiscal policy, laws, and directives.
• Strong coordination and liaison skills across offices.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, oversight, and guidance regarding fiscal policy, risk analysis, internal controls, payroll, accounting, and budgeting.
• Plan, process, and execute budgets; administer budget responsibilities in line with laws and regulations.
• Liaise between offices to validate expenses and revenue and resolve funding issues.
• Allocate funds to programs by analyzing budget estimates and historical expenditures; ensure timely, compliant work.

Job description

This position is part of the Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisitions Services Division (AQD), AQD Business Operations Division. The incumbent will be responsible for providing advice, oversight, and guidance regarding IBC AQD's funds and financial management operations.

At the GS-14 level, you must meet the following qualification:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or related to the line of work of this position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. More specifically, this requirement involves experience the following:

• Provides advice, oversight, and guidance regarding fiscal policy and law, risk analysis, internal management controls, payroll/manpower, accounting and budget, and programming issues that affect operations.
• Plans, processes, and executes budgets. Specifically, exercises a thorough knowledge and understanding of government financial laws and directives, departmental and organizational regulations, and management policies and practices to plan and administer the full range of budget and financial responsibilities.
• Acts as a liaison between offices within the organization by dealing with expense and revenue validation and problem resolution.
• Allocates funds to organizations and individual programs by analyzing budget estimates, historical expenditures, and approved funding.
• Leads staff in support of a financial program and/or project, ensuring performed work is compliant and timely.

Applicants must carefully review the information in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

TIME-IN-GRADE:

Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience